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https://www.fightauthority.com plus you can use https://www.altavista.com 's video search option to find almost any videos you want.

I agree completely with MenteReligieuse. Any sparring done properly will teach you all the things you mentioned.

Like where?? groin? eyes? I'd like to hear how you condition these parts of your body. This still doesnt change the fact they can hit ALOT harder than the average joe.

Killer Miller, Where your comments about misrepresentation of the art directed at anyone post in particular?

Shotokan uses all parts of the body as a weapon and all parts of the body to get power, not just the muscles. You use hip rotation, pushing, pulling, etc.

Some more shotokan sites that might help: https://www.ska.org/ https://www.iskf.com/ https://www.fska.com/ https://www.shotokan.com/

There is a 'spiritual' side to shotokan, like the idea that "the ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in perfection of character."

Often easier said than done with adrenaline and all that stupid stuff coming into play. But training hard helps you to relax alot.

thanks for the link. Im not sure Patrick will like it so much.

Its important to know the right and wrong times to use the technique. Best time is if your opponent is dazed and you want to gain more control of him. It can be used in other situations against grabs etc. When you use the pulling motion you are controling one of his arms which means your not just dropping your hand and saying "hit me now", your taking control of him giving you an advantage. I completely agree.

They say in muay thai you should be pretty good after around 6 months training. But its all relative to how often and how hard you train.

Muay Thai guys generally train harder and more often than most other martial artists because they are training for fights they know are going to happen. In the ring you learn what it feels like to get hit and to hit someone else. If you are better conditioned than the other guy you have alot better chance of surviving, thats how it can be more effective than arts which arnt sport orientated.

Haha, I saw that on Ripley's Believe It Or Not. Cant recall the style though.

No-matter where you put your hands, you knees are still viable targets. We use our legs and footwork to defend against these types of attacks.

This is the first time ive heard a muay thai gym be called a dojo, and the instructor be refered to as sensei. But in answer to your question, the reason you spar is obviously to help you learn. That means you recognise your mistakes and things you need to work on (which you have already done) and then next sparring session you work on that particular area. In this case i think you need to work on attacking rather than being so defensive. When the guy comes in, attack. Dont automatically go to the "turtle" position. Jab and do a combo, or use footwork to get yourself into a position where you can attack him. It takes alot of practise to become good. Basically what you need to think about here is: Movement and Attack is alot better than going flat-footed and covering. Hope that helps, im sure other people will give you alot more information.

I use pretty much a boxing/kickboxing guard. This obviously changes while your moving and attacking.

MMA= Mixed martial arts. i.e. a combination of 2 or more styles of martial arts. TMA= Traditional martial arts. BJJ= Brasilian Ju Jitsu. Boxing or kickboxing(muay thai) would probably be a good style to start off with, then if you find you need to learn more specific stuff like weapon defence etc. you can seek out further training in those areas.

Thanks Hudson, almost exactly what i have been trying to say.

Depends completely on the school but these days tkd is mostly practised for sport which often means the development of some not so practical techniques. Same thing has happened with karate but to a slighty lesser extent. Like i said it depends on the school so these days its very common to find schools that focus on sport and those that still teach the more traditional combat techniques. In the case of tkd i think the introduction of the sporting facet has caused it to loose alot of its practicality.

Best case scenario: Move out of the way or jam before it happens. 2nd best case scenario: take it on the arms. Worst case scenario: take it on the face

I know what your saying, but remember the art is what you make of it so dont worry about what all the other students say because thats their personal opinion of the art which may or may not be correct. Train hard and make it your own.

You should keep going with that then, you may not be able to answer all the questions you have with that a style immedietly, but give it time and you will find alot of things you didnt notice before.

Thats alot, what type of schools do you have in your area?

Yes, that would be the best way to find out. I guess you just have to make a decision about how important learning jkd is to you and what your willing to do to get the tuition.

Maybe you cant learn jkd then and will have to settle for something else.